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Cushion your portfolio in 2025 with these fixed income assets. Where to put your cash to work
Investors are facing the prospect of “higher for longer” interest rates, and that presents an opportunity for those who want to build up portfolio income. The Federal Reserve dialed back its expectations for 2025 rate cuts at its December meeting, penciling in only two reductions this year – down from the four predicted in September. […]
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Who’d buy Ubisoft? Top potential suitors for beleaguered Assassin’s Creed maker
With Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game facing delays and independent board members reviewing strategic options, analysts are speculating on whether the gaming giant may finally put itself up for sale. The beleaguered French publisher last week postponed the launch of its upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game by another month and appointed advisors to review its […]
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JPMorgan Chase is boosting buybacks even after CEO Jamie Dimon called the stock expensive
CEO of Chase Jamie Dimon looks on as he attends the seventh “Choose France Summit”, aiming to attract foreign investors to the country, at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, on May 13, 2024. Ludovic Marin | Via Reuters JPMorgan Chase executives said the bank would increase share buybacks so that a mounting pile of […]
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Saudi Arabia vows to be ‘fast and furious’ in mining as it reveals $100 billion investment
Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman speaks during the annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh on October 29, 2024. Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty Images RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead to put itself on the global critical minerals map, announcing a number of deals, investment plans and discoveries […]
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How to know if this market comeback is for real, according to the charts
A major stock market theme in December was sub-par market internals. In fact, more S & P 500 stocks declined vs. advanced every session of the first 14 trading days of the month. That’s an extremely long bearish streak. Despite that, the behemoth growth names continued to advance. And given that the S & P 500 […]
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Israel-Hamas agree to ceasefire and hostage deal, NBC News says
Palestinians gather on the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Majdi Fathi | Nurphoto | Getty Images A ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas has been reached, NBC […]
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UK borrowing costs plunge, heading for first daily decline in 2025 as inflation fears ease
LONDON — U.K. borrowing costs fell sharply on Wednesday, following the release of lower-than-expected consumer inflation prints both at home and in the U.S. The yield on 10-year U.K. government bonds was 16 basis points lower at 4.727% at 4 p.m. in London, putting it on course for its first daily decline since Dec. 31. […]
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Oil is no longer an energy security challenge as critical minerals take center stage, Saudi minister says
Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on Sept. 12, 2022. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The energy minister of Saudi Arabia – the Gulf kingdom whose wealth and power […]
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U.S. imposing new export controls on biotech equipment over China concerns
The Department of Commerce building is seen before an expected report of new home sales numbers in Washington, January 26, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday it is imposing new export controls on biotechnology equipment and related technology because of national security concerns tied to artificial intelligence and data science. […]
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TikTok preparing for U.S. Sunday shutdown, sources tell Reuters
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images TikTok plans to shut its app for U.S. users on Sunday, when a federal ban on the social media app could come into effect, unless the Supreme Court moves to block it, sources familiar with the matter said. The outcome of the shutdown would be different from that […]
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